List of wars involving Iceland
The following is a list of wars involving Iceland. Although modern Iceland does not maintain a standing army, navy, or air force, it maintains a militarized Coast Guard which is in charge of defending the country and has internationally deployed a small peacekeeping force on a few occasions.
None of the Cod Wars meets any of the common thresholds for a conventional war. They may more accurately be described as militarized interstate disputes.[1][2][3][4]
Wars
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Icelandic losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of the Sturlungs (1220–1264) |
 Gothis
|
Gothis
|
Old Covenant
|
|
| Icelandic Reformation (1538–1550) |
 Papacy  Jón Arason and followers
|
 Kingdom of Denmark Daði Guðmundsson and followers
|
|
|
| Cod Wars (1958–1976) |
 Iceland
|
 United Kingdom  West Germany  Belgium
|
Victory[5][1][6]
|
|
| Libyan Civil War
(2011) |
 Jordan National Transitional Council NATO Qatar United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Sweden
|
 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
|
Victory, Overthrow of Gaddafi government UN, EU, AL and AU diplomatically recognise the National Transitional Council as the sole governing authority for Libya |
none |
Peacekeeping
| Mission | Start-date | End-date | Location | Troops deployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MNF-I
|
2003 | 2004 |  Iraq
|
2 |
 ISAF
|
2003 | 2014 |  Afghanistan
|
2-32 |
See also
- Turkish Abductions
- Iceland in World War II (invasion)
- Military of Iceland
- Military history of Iceland
References
- ^ a b Steinsson, Sverrir (2016-03-22). "The Cod Wars: a re-analysis". European Security. 0 (0): 1–20. doi:10.1080/09662839.2016.1160376. ISSN 0966-2839.
- ^ Hellmann, Gunther; Herborth, Benjamin (2008-07-01). "Fishing in the mild West: democratic peace and militarised interstate disputes in the transatlantic community". Review of International Studies. 34 (03): 481–506. doi:10.1017/S0260210508008139. ISSN 1469-9044.
- ^ Ireland, Michael J.; Gartner, Scott Sigmund (2001-10-01). "Time to Fight: Government Type and Conflict Initiation in Parliamentary Systems". The Journal of Conflict Resolution. 45 (5): 547–568.
- ^ Prins, Brandon C.; Sprecher, Christopher (1999-05-01). "Institutional Constraints, Political Opposition, And Interstate Dispute Escalation: Evidence from Parliamentary Systems, 1946–89". Journal of Peace Research. 36 (3): 271–287. doi:10.1177/0022343399036003002. ISSN 0022-3433.
- ^ GuÐmundsson, GuÐmundur J. (2006-06-01). "The Cod and the Cold War". Scandinavian Journal of History. 31 (2): 97–118. doi:10.1080/03468750600604184. ISSN 0346-8755.
- ^ Habeeb, William (1988). Power and Tactics in International Negotiations: How Weak Nations Bargain with Strong Nations. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. Chapter 6.